Container



March 10, 1936. A. c, RAMSI-:Y

CONTAINER Filed May 29, 1934 lY/ @fr A 6 .1f/WW1@ H// M Patented Mar.10, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE (Granted mier me et mmh s, lass, asamended April 30, 1928; 370 0. G. 757) This invention described hereinmay be manuiactured and used by or for the Government for governmentalpurposes, without the payment to me of any royalty thereon.

This invention generally relates to a supplementary container used inserving canned liquids directly from the can, but 'more especially it isdirected to the service of condensed milk at the dining table.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a container ofpleasing appearance into which the milk can may be placed and thecontents thereof conveniently served, thus hiding the original unsightlycontainer.

l5 Another object of the invention is to provide a supplementarycontainer for retaining the can after it has been opened and in which itmay remain until its contents are eventually consumed.

One form of the device is illustrated in the attached drawing in which-Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the container shown partially in sectiontaken on the lines I--i of Fig. 2.

25 Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view.

It will be seen that the invention consists essentially of an invertedcup or outer container, mounted on legs and having two tubes (3) and (5)protruding from the head of the con- 3o tainer. The container isprovided with a handle i4) and a clamp comprising a thumb screw (I5) anda pressure plate (l0).

Soldered to the inside of the head of the container is a resilient strap(i) the lower portions 35 of which extend downward almost to the bottomof the container (2), thus forming an inverted U. Fastened securely toand protruding through the strap iron and head of the container is thetube (3), the upper part of which is de- 40 signed to serve as the spoutof a pitcher, the lower end of which terminates in a diagonal cut,adapted to penetrate the top of the can (4) containing the liquid nearthe edge thereof. 'I'he tube (5) which is installed similarly to that oftube (3) 45 serves as an air inlet, the upper portion of it being ushwith the-top of'the container (2) while the lower end being similar tothat of tube (3) punctures the top of the can near its outer edge anddiametrically opposite to the puncture made 50 by tube (3).

The ends of the heavy cross-bar (6) are seated in the perforations (l)and (8), cut through the lower ends of strap (i). Through the center ofthe cross-bar is a threaded hole through which 55 extends the threadedportion (9) of the thumb screw (I3), the upper end of which is rivetedloosely to the pressure plate (I0) exerting pressure upward against thebottom of the can (4) when the T handle (Ii) of the thumb screw isturned to the right. This pressure forcesthe can upward and causes thelower portions of the tubes (3) and (5) to penetrate the top of the can,as shown in Figure 1. With the can in this position the containingdevice may be used as a pitcher. the contents flowing out through tube(3) while air ows in through tube (5). The washers (Il) which may be ofrubber, as indicated in the drawing, or any other suitable material, areused to prevent leakage.

` To remove the can from the container, the thumb screw (I5) must firstbe turned to the left until the plate (I0) is out of contact with thebottom of the can (I). The lower ends of the strap (I), are then spreadoutward, as shown by dotted lines in Figure 1, until the perforations(l) and (8), which are located in the said strap clear the ends of thecross-bar (6), when the cross-bar with its screw-clamp mechanism fallsout. The can then drops out or is pulled out by hand.

The usefulness of this device can best be illustrated in the consumptionof condensed milk. Heretofore condensed milk has either been served fromthe can by puncturing the top in two places, placing the can on thetable and serving directly from the can, or by rst pouring the milk fromthe can into a pitcher and then serving from the pitcher.

When serving directly from the can, the' milk is preserved much longerafter opening, the holes normally being so small that very few bacteriaand none of the odors in the refrigerator succeed in entering the can.The condensed milk companies recommend this method of serving. Howevermost housewives object seriously to the milk can on the dining table,due to its unsightliness. 40

When milk is poured into a pitcher immediately upon opening, it usuallybecomes polluted by sourlng and putrefying bacteria as well as with allthe strong odors of the refrigerator. In addition, the sides of thepitcher usually become encrusted with dried milk, all of which makesthis method of serving condensed milk quite unsatisfactory. By means ofthe invention described above, condensed milk can be served directlyfrom the can with all the sanitary advantages involved, and at the sainetime be served in a manner pleasing to the eye of the most fastidioushousewife.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and wish to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. A receptacle of the character described having a closed 4top and anopen bottom, said receptacle adapted for the reception of asealedcontainer, diagonally cut tubes serving as a spout and an inletprojecting inwardly from the top of said receptacle, an invertedU-shaped resilient bar rigidly attached at the upper portion of thelreceptacle with its legs projecting downwardly into lthe interiorthereof, the legs of said bar being each provided with an openingadjacent their lower extremities; a cross bar adapted to be tted withinthe openings in the legs, and pressure exerting means attached to saidcross bar to force the container against the diagonally cut tubes toperforate the same and thereby provide unobstructed passages for theentrance of air and the escape of the contents thereof.

2. A receptacle of the character described having a closed top and anopen bottom, said receptacle adapted for the reception of a sealedcontainer, diagonally cut tubes serving as a spout and an inletprojecting inwardly from the top of said receptacle; an invertedU-shaped resilient bar rigidly attached to the inner surface ofthe topof the receptacle with its legs projecting downwardly into the interiorthereof, the legs of said bar being eachprovided with an openingadjacent their lower extremities; a cross bar with reduced end portionsadapted to be tted within the openings in the legs, said cross bar beingprovided with a centrally threaded opening, a thumb screw in threadedengagement with said central opening, a pressure plate rotatably mountedon the upper extremity of the said thumb screw to retain the sealedcontainer within the receptacle and adapted to exert pressure thereonwith rotation of the thumb screw to press the top of the containeragainst the diagonally cut tubes to perforate the same and therebyprovide unobstructed passages for the entrance of air and the escape ofthe contents thereof.

ARTHUR C. RAMSEY.

